OTHER
MATTERS

11.
The Council approved the Calendar of 1988-89 Sessions of the
Council and of those bodies which report to it on condition that some dates were
to be considered provisional and subject to further consultation. The Calendar
as approved is given in Appendix D to this Report.

12.
In accordance with paragraphs B-1 and B-2 of the “Statement of
Principles relating to the Granting of Observer Status to Nations” 3,
the Council agreed to the request made by the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics to send an observer to. the following meetings of the Organization in
1988-89:

(a) FI-7O9 Second Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish
Trade of the Committee on Fisheries.

(b) FI-732Ninth Session of the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission.

(c) FI-734
Tenth Session of the IOFC Committee for the Management of Indian Ocean
Tuna.

(d)
FI-785Fifth Session of the Working
Party on Fishery Statistics of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic.

13.
In reply to questions raised by two members concerning TCP, the
Secretariat confirmed that it was providing to Governments, on request, detailed
information regarding TCP projects, including data by country and by category of
project. Communication of project agreements, including those for TCP, to a
country other than the beneficiary was subject to the concurrence of the
beneficiary government. Regarding the Special Italian Contribution for TCP which
had been announced during the Conference, the Council was informed that
arrangements for its administration were still under discussion between the
Italian Government and FAO, and the outcome would be communicated to the Finance
Committee.

14.
One member stated that his Government’s policy was to limit to two the
number of terms of office of the heads of United Nations agencies. He was
informed that this would require the amendment of the FAO Constitution and that
the procedures for this were laid down in Article XX of the Constitution.